Customs Duties, Taxes, and Fees on Insular-Possession Mail

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• 2026-07-30 — Duty Collection for Domestic Mail Arriving From Certain Insular Possessions and Territories: USPS final rule revises Domestic Mail Manual §608 to require customs clearance and prepayment of applicable duties, taxes, and fees on certain goods mailed from American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands into the U.S. customs territory; senders/recipients of covered items bear more compliance and cost burden. (novelty: 2)

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